最優秀賞(さいゆうしゅうしょう)

さいゆうしゅうしょう
noun
grand prize; top award; best-in-show
1. grand prize; top award; best-in-show award
The highest award given in a competition or contest. Literally 'most excellent prize,' it ranks above 優秀賞(ゆうしゅうしょう) ('excellence award') in the typical Japanese award hierarchy.
最優秀賞(さいゆうしゅうしょう)に輝(かがや)いた。
They won the grand prize.
彼(かれ)の作品(さくひん)がコンクールで最優秀賞(さいゆうしゅうしょう)を受賞(じゅしょう)した。
His work received the grand prize at the competition.
全国(ぜんこく)から千(せん)を超(こ)える応募(おうぼ)があった中(なか)で、最優秀賞(さいゆうしゅうしょう)に選(えら)ばれたのは高校生(こうこうせい)の作品(さくひん)だった。
Among over a thousand entries from across the country, the grand prize went to a high school student's work.

Compound of 最(さい) ('most'), 優秀(ゆうしゅう) ('excellent'), and 賞(しょう) ('prize'). The typical award hierarchy in Japanese competitions is: 最優秀賞(さいゆうしゅうしょう) > 優秀賞(ゆうしゅうしょう) > 佳作(かさく) ('honorable mention').

Usage

  • Common in contests for art, writing, film, music, research, and business
  • The verb phrase 最優秀賞(さいゆうしゅうしょう)に輝(かがや)く ('to shine with the grand prize') is a set expression meaning 'to win the grand prize'
  • Sometimes abbreviated in context as simply 最優秀(さいゆうしゅう)

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 優秀賞(ゆうしゅうしょう): excellence award — the next tier down, recognizing outstanding work
  • 大賞(たいしょう): grand prize; grand award — used for major named prizes, often with a specific contest name prefix
  • 金賞(きんしょう): gold prize — top award in some competition formats, especially music and food contests

Related Words

Compare: 大賞(たいしょう) (grand prize)
Compare: 金賞(きんしょう) (gold prize)
Compare: 新人賞(しんじんしょう) (newcomer award)
Compare: 特賞(とくしょう) (special prize)
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